Philosophers in Biography & Memoir Audiobooks

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Old Path White Clouds

Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha

by Thich Nhat Hanh ...

Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini ...

Unabridged

16 hours 40 min

Old Path White Clouds presents the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha. Drawn directly from twenty-four Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources, and retold by Thich Nhat Hanh in his inimitably beautiful style, this book traces the Buddha’s life slowly and gently over the course of eighty years, partly through the eyes of Svasti, the buffalo boy, and partly through the eyes of the Buddha himself. Old ... Read more

$24.95 USD

Old Path White Clouds presents the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha. Drawn directly from twenty-four Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources, and retold by Thich Nhat Hanh in his inimitably beautiful style, this book traces the Buddha’s life slowly and gently over the course of eighty years, partly through the eyes of Svasti, the buffalo boy, and partly through the eyes of the Buddha himself. Old
... Read more
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Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance®

by Peter Flannery, Robert M. Pirsig ...

Narrated by James Purefoy, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

1 hour 40 min

An odyssey into life’s challenging questions during an unforgettable summer motorcycle tripAcclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance became an instant bestseller upon its publication in 1974. A powerful examination of how we live, as well as a breath-taking meditation on how to live better, it tells ... Read more

$19.11 USD

An odyssey into life’s challenging questions during an unforgettable summer motorcycle tripAcclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance became an instant bestseller upon its publication in 1974. A powerful examination of how we live, as well as a breath-taking meditation on how to live better, it tells
... Read more
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Nietzsche

A Very Short Introduction

by Michael Tanner ...

Unabridged

3 hours 35 min

With his well-known idiosyncrasies and aphoristic style, Friedrich Nietzsche is always bracing and provocative, and temptingly easy to dip into. Michael Tanner's introduction to the philosopher's life and work examines the numerous ambiguities inherent in his writings and explodes many of the misconceptions that have grown in the hundred years since Nietzsche wrote "do not, above all, confound me ... Read more

$12.99 USD

With his well-known idiosyncrasies and aphoristic style, Friedrich Nietzsche is always bracing and provocative, and temptingly easy to dip into. Michael Tanner's introduction to the philosopher's life and work examines the numerous ambiguities inherent in his writings and explodes many of the misconceptions that have grown in the hundred years since Nietzsche wrote "do not, above all, confound me
... Read more
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Kierkegaard: Audio Lectures

13 Lessons on His Life, Thought, and Writings

by Stephen Backhouse ...

Narrated by Stephen Backhouse ...

Series series Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures
Unabridged

3 hours 20 min

The Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, Kierkegaard: Audio Lectures includes high-quality live recordings of college-level lectures that cover the important points from each subject as well as relevant material from other sources.Gain a new understanding of Kierkegaard's ... Read more

$23.99 USD

The Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, Kierkegaard: Audio Lectures includes high-quality live recordings of college-level lectures that cover the important points from each subject as well as relevant material from other sources.Gain a new understanding of Kierkegaard's
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Heidegger

A Very Short Introduction, 2nd edition

by Michael Inwood ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

5 hours 34 min

Martin Heidegger, considered by some to be the greatest charlatan ever to claim the title of "philosopher," by some as an apologist for Nazism, and by others as an acknowledged leader in continental philosophy, is probably the most divisive thinker of the twentieth century.In the second edition of this Very Short Introduction, Michael Inwood focuses on Heidegger's most important work, Being and ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Martin Heidegger, considered by some to be the greatest charlatan ever to claim the title of "philosopher," by some as an apologist for Nazism, and by others as an acknowledged leader in continental philosophy, is probably the most divisive thinker of the twentieth century.In the second edition of this Very Short Introduction, Michael Inwood focuses on Heidegger's most important work, Being and
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Maimonides and St. Thomas Aquinas: The Lives and Works of the Middle Ages’ Most Influential Religious Philosophers

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Colin Fluxman ...

Unabridged

2 hours 10 min

Moses Ben Maimon, frequently called Maimonides, was a medieval philosopher who revolutionized thinking about ethics, reason, and the Jewish Torah through his emphasis on reason and evidence. His works were broadly accepted by the Sephardi Jewish community and spread across the medieval world, reaching the Jewish populations as far as Yemen, and though he lived in the 12th century, Maimonides ... Read more

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Moses Ben Maimon, frequently called Maimonides, was a medieval philosopher who revolutionized thinking about ethics, reason, and the Jewish Torah through his emphasis on reason and evidence. His works were broadly accepted by the Sephardi Jewish community and spread across the medieval world, reaching the Jewish populations as far as Yemen, and though he lived in the 12th century, Maimonides
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Santo Tomás de Aquino

by G. K. Chesterton ...

Narrated by Miguel Ángel Hernández Yépez ...

Unabridged

6 hours 7 min

Chesterton fue un escritor agudo, con mucho sentido común y que conoce el tema con profundidad. En este libro se aprecia la magnitud que tuvo Santo Tomas de Aquino, tanto para la Iglesia como para el mundo. Este sin duda es un libro para leer más de una ocasión.En un breve, e incompleto, resumen podemos decir que : Tomás de fue un teólogo y filósofo católico perteneciente a la Orden de ... Read more

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Chesterton fue un escritor agudo, con mucho sentido común y que conoce el tema con profundidad. En este libro se aprecia la magnitud que tuvo Santo Tomas de Aquino, tanto para la Iglesia como para el mundo. Este sin duda es un libro para leer más de una ocasión.En un breve, e incompleto, resumen podemos decir que : Tomás de fue un teólogo y filósofo católico perteneciente a la Orden de
... Read more
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Rousseau in 90 Minutes

by Paul Strathern ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Series Audiobook 0 - The Philosophers in 90 Minutes Series
Unabridged

1 hour 29 min

In Rousseau we encounter a walking ego, a naked sensibility. Feeling triumphs over intellectual argument in his works, which are both deeply stirring and deeply inconsistent. Yet while his contemporaries Kant and Hume may have been superior academic philosophers, the sheer power of Rousseau’s ideas was unequaled in his time. It was he who encouraged the introduction of both liberty and ... Read more

$6.95 USD

In Rousseau we encounter a walking ego, a naked sensibility. Feeling triumphs over intellectual argument in his works, which are both deeply stirring and deeply inconsistent. Yet while his contemporaries Kant and Hume may have been superior academic philosophers, the sheer power of Rousseau’s ideas was unequaled in his time. It was he who encouraged the introduction of both liberty and
... Read more
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George Orwell’s Philosophy

by Introbooks Team ...

Narrated by Tracy Tupman ...

Unabridged

44 min

Eric Arthur Blair alias George Orwell was born on 25th June 1903 and died on 2t1 January 1950 was an English writer and essayist, critic, and journalist. His work is characterized by a concise writing, sharp social critique, and resistance to totalitarianism and vocal support for democratic socialism.Orwell had created literary analysis and poetry, polemical journalism, and fiction as a writer; ... Read more

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Eric Arthur Blair alias George Orwell was born on 25th June 1903 and died on 2t1 January 1950 was an English writer and essayist, critic, and journalist. His work is characterized by a concise writing, sharp social critique, and resistance to totalitarianism and vocal support for democratic socialism.Orwell had created literary analysis and poetry, polemical journalism, and fiction as a writer;
... Read more
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Montesquieu

The Philosopher of Liberty and His Theory of the Separation of Powers, the Spirit of Laws, and the Art of Constitutional Government That Shaped the Modern World

by Alex Omberg ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Archie G ...

Series series Western Philosophy
Unabridged

3 hours 24 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Man Who Engineered Modern Freedom. Are His Warnings About Tyranny Coming True Today?In Montesquieu: The Philosopher of Liberty, author Alex Omberg delivers a sweeping, authoritative exploration of the Enlightenment genius who transformed the way we think about power, law, and human freedom. Long before the American and French Revolutions, ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Man Who Engineered Modern Freedom. Are His Warnings About Tyranny Coming True Today?In Montesquieu: The Philosopher of Liberty, author Alex Omberg delivers a sweeping, authoritative exploration of the Enlightenment genius who transformed the way we think about power, law, and human freedom. Long before the American and French Revolutions,
... Read more
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Счастье по Аристотелю: Как античная философия может изменить вашу жизнь

by Эдит Холл, Эдит Холл ...

Narrated by Никита Карасов ...

Unabridged

8 hours 24 min

Слова «счастье», «счастливый» мы слышим на каждом шагу. Мы хотим быть счастливыми. Но что такое счастье? Аристотель первым из философов занялся изучением этой субъективной модели. Автор книги, полностью соглашаясь с утверждением Аристотеля о том, что главный долг человека и его великий дар — это стремление к личному счастью, помогает нам пройти путь к его обретению с помощью наблюдений и советов ... Read more

$8.08 USD

Слова «счастье», «счастливый» мы слышим на каждом шагу. Мы хотим быть счастливыми. Но что такое счастье? Аристотель первым из философов занялся изучением этой субъективной модели. Автор книги, полностью соглашаясь с утверждением Аристотеля о том, что главный долг человека и его великий дар — это стремление к личному счастью, помогает нам пройти путь к его обретению с помощью наблюдений и советов
... Read more
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Ayn Rand and the World She Made

by Anne C. Heller ...

Narrated by Bernadette Dunne ...

Unabridged

19 hours 37 min

Ayn Rand is best known as the author of two phenomenally best-selling ideological novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, which have sold over twelve million copies in the United States alone. Through them, she built a cult following in the late 1950s and became the guiding light of Libertarianism and of White House economic policy in the 1960s and ‘70s. Her defenses of radical individualism ... Read more

$31.95 USD

Ayn Rand is best known as the author of two phenomenally best-selling ideological novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, which have sold over twelve million copies in the United States alone. Through them, she built a cult following in the late 1950s and became the guiding light of Libertarianism and of White House economic policy in the 1960s and ‘70s. Her defenses of radical individualism
... Read more
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Frank Ramsey

A Sheer Excess of Powers

by Cheryl Misak ...

Narrated by Liam Gerrard ...

Unabridged

19 hours 55 min

When he died in 1930 aged twenty-six, Frank Ramsey had already invented one branch of mathematics and two branches of economics, laying the foundations for decision theory and game theory. Keynes deferred to him; he was the only philosopher whom Wittgenstein treated as an equal. Had he lived he might have been recognized as the most brilliant thinker of the century. This amiable shambling bear of ... Read more

$30.99 USD

When he died in 1930 aged twenty-six, Frank Ramsey had already invented one branch of mathematics and two branches of economics, laying the foundations for decision theory and game theory. Keynes deferred to him; he was the only philosopher whom Wittgenstein treated as an equal. Had he lived he might have been recognized as the most brilliant thinker of the century. This amiable shambling bear of
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Thucydides

A Very Short Introduction

by Jennifer T. Roberts ...

Narrated by Dina Pearlman ...

Unabridged

4 hours 8 min

In 432 BCE the powerful city-state of Sparta on the peninsula of the Peloponnesus in southwestern Greece declared war on Athens, head of a mighty naval coalition. The war would last until Sparta finally brought Athens to its knees in 404. The Athenian aristocrat Thucydides, suspecting the magnitude of the conflict that was unfolding before his eyes, at once undertook to record its history, ... Read more

$12.99 USD

In 432 BCE the powerful city-state of Sparta on the peninsula of the Peloponnesus in southwestern Greece declared war on Athens, head of a mighty naval coalition. The war would last until Sparta finally brought Athens to its knees in 404. The Athenian aristocrat Thucydides, suspecting the magnitude of the conflict that was unfolding before his eyes, at once undertook to record its history,
... Read more
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Baruch Spinoza

The God-Intoxicated Philosopher and His Radical Vision of Nature, Freedom, and the Unity of All Things, Including the Ethics and the Path to Human Blessedness

by Alex Omberg ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Archie G ...

Series series Western Philosophy
Unabridged

3 hours 5 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Cursed by his community. Revered by history.On July 27, 1656, a twenty-three-year-old lens-grinder was expelled from his home with the most devastating curse his community could pronounce. His crime? Ideas that were centuries ahead of their time.Baruch Spinoza was forced to remake himself in total isolation. Living in modest rented rooms, he ground ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Cursed by his community. Revered by history.On July 27, 1656, a twenty-three-year-old lens-grinder was expelled from his home with the most devastating curse his community could pronounce. His crime? Ideas that were centuries ahead of their time.Baruch Spinoza was forced to remake himself in total isolation. Living in modest rented rooms, he ground
... Read more
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Lion - Mein langer Weg nach Hause (Ungekürzt)

by Saroo Brierley ...

Narrated by Frank Stieren ...

Unabridged

6 hours 47 min

Wie ich als Fünfjähriger verloren ging und fünfundzwanzig Jahre später meine Familie wiederfand. Ein modernes Märchen Es ist ein Tag wie jeder andere im Leben des fünfjährigen Saroo: Auf dem Bahnhof einer indischen Kleinstadt sucht er nach Münzen und Essensresten. Schließlich schläft er vor Erschöpfung in einem wartenden Zug ein. Der fährt den kleinen Jungen ans andere Ende von Indien, nach ... Read more

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Wie ich als Fünfjähriger verloren ging und fünfundzwanzig Jahre später meine Familie wiederfand. Ein modernes Märchen Es ist ein Tag wie jeder andere im Leben des fünfjährigen Saroo: Auf dem Bahnhof einer indischen Kleinstadt sucht er nach Münzen und Essensresten. Schließlich schläft er vor Erschöpfung in einem wartenden Zug ein. Der fährt den kleinen Jungen ans andere Ende von Indien, nach
... Read more
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Omar Khayyam: Pearl Thought [Russian Edition]

by Omar Khayyam ...

Narrated by Stanislav Ivanov ...

Unabridged

33 min

Omar Khayyam is a Persian poet, philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer. In the world he is known as the author of one of the most beautiful poems in world literature in the form of Rubaiyat.The wisdom of his creative legacy still affects us, staying as fresh and relevant as a thousand years ago. There is even a tarot book Khayyam "Rubio"! Well, perhaps you can get answers to your important ... Read more

$11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Omar Khayyam is a Persian poet, philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer. In the world he is known as the author of one of the most beautiful poems in world literature in the form of Rubaiyat.The wisdom of his creative legacy still affects us, staying as fresh and relevant as a thousand years ago. There is even a tarot book Khayyam "Rubio"! Well, perhaps you can get answers to your important
... Read more
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Simone Weil au Royaume des oublieux

by Anne Waeles, Joyvox ...

Narrated by Maureen Dor ...

Unabridged

48 min

Une histoire ... Au Royaume des Oublieux vivaient deux tribus séparées : celle des Têtes, qui commandaient, et celle des Mains, qui exécutaient. La Brigade de la Gomme veillait. Mais un jour, les Mains se mirent en grève et la propre fille du roi des Oublieux, la princesse Amal, disparut de Têtes-ville... ... Et une réflexion sur ... l'enracinement, l'attention aux autres, la justice et le sens du ... Read more

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Une histoire ... Au Royaume des Oublieux vivaient deux tribus séparées : celle des Têtes, qui commandaient, et celle des Mains, qui exécutaient. La Brigade de la Gomme veillait. Mais un jour, les Mains se mirent en grève et la propre fille du roi des Oublieux, la princesse Amal, disparut de Têtes-ville... ... Et une réflexion sur ... l'enracinement, l'attention aux autres, la justice et le sens du
... Read more
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Why We Drive

Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road

by Matthew B. Crawford ...

Narrated by Ron Butler ...

Unabridged

10 hours 23 min

A brilliant and defiant celebration of driving as a unique pathway of human freedom, by ""one of the most influential thinkers of our time"" (Sunday Times)""Why We Drive weaves philosophers, thinkers, and scientific research with shade-tree mechanics and racers to defend our right to independence, making the case that freedom of motion is essential to who we are as a species. ... We hope you'll ... Read more

$28.99 USD

A brilliant and defiant celebration of driving as a unique pathway of human freedom, by ""one of the most influential thinkers of our time"" (Sunday Times)""Why We Drive weaves philosophers, thinkers, and scientific research with shade-tree mechanics and racers to defend our right to independence, making the case that freedom of motion is essential to who we are as a species. ... We hope you'll
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História Essencial da Filosofia

by Paulo Ghiraldelli Jr ...

Narrated by Alex Hunter ...

Unabridged

2 hours 2 min

Investigar a alma e as paixões humanas, descobrir os porquês e teorizar sobre nosso papel no mundo: é hora de percorrer estes e tantos outros caminhos por meio da Filosofia. Neste audiobook, de autoria do experiente filósofo Paulo Ghiraldelli Jr., voce será convidados a enveredar por este universo através da base que o fundamentou. Vamos percorrer a Grécia Antiga, em busca da informação do pensar ... Read more

$5.38 USD

Investigar a alma e as paixões humanas, descobrir os porquês e teorizar sobre nosso papel no mundo: é hora de percorrer estes e tantos outros caminhos por meio da Filosofia. Neste audiobook, de autoria do experiente filósofo Paulo Ghiraldelli Jr., voce será convidados a enveredar por este universo através da base que o fundamentou. Vamos percorrer a Grécia Antiga, em busca da informação do pensar
... Read more
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Демосфен и Цицерон. Сравнительные жизнеописания.

by Plutarh ...

Narrated by Dmitry Kreminsky ...

Unabridged

2 hours 51 min

Знаменитый историк и философ Плутарх дает сопоставительное описание двух выдающихся ораторов: грека Демосфена и римлянина Цицерона. Будучи природным моралистом, Плутарх не только дает живое описание жизни каждого из них, но самым строгим образом предлагает оценить и сопоставить достоинства этих ораторов наряду с их пороками. ... Read more

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Знаменитый историк и философ Плутарх дает сопоставительное описание двух выдающихся ораторов: грека Демосфена и римлянина Цицерона. Будучи природным моралистом, Плутарх не только дает живое описание жизни каждого из них, но самым строгим образом предлагает оценить и сопоставить достоинства этих ораторов наряду с их пороками.
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Ханна Арендт

by Томас Майер ...

Narrated by Игорь Гмыза ...

Series series Corpus.
Unabridged

21 hours 54 min

Ханна Арендт — всемирно известный философ и политический теоретик, чье имя в массовом сознании неразрывно связано с тезисом о "банальности зла" и понятием "тоталитаризм". Ее работы считаются классикой политической мысли ХХ века и неизменно пользуются вниманием читателей, однако о ее жизни написано не так много. В этой долгожданной биографии Томас Майер показывает, как личный опыт Арендт — учеба у ... Read more

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Ханна Арендт — всемирно известный философ и политический теоретик, чье имя в массовом сознании неразрывно связано с тезисом о "банальности зла" и понятием "тоталитаризм". Ее работы считаются классикой политической мысли ХХ века и неизменно пользуются вниманием читателей, однако о ее жизни написано не так много. В этой долгожданной биографии Томас Майер показывает, как личный опыт Арендт — учеба у
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Confesiones

by San Augustín ...

Narrated by Simon ...

Series Audiobook 9 - Clásicos
Unabridged

4 hours 39 min

Las "Confesiones" de San Agustín es una obra maestra de la literatura espiritual y filosófica. En este audiolibro, San Agustín narra su viaje interior, desde una vida marcada por el pecado hasta su profunda conversión al cristianismo.Con una prosa íntima y reflexiva, aborda temas universales como la búsqueda de la verdad, el sentido de la vida y la relación entre el alma y Dios.Este clásico ... Read more

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Las "Confesiones" de San Agustín es una obra maestra de la literatura espiritual y filosófica. En este audiolibro, San Agustín narra su viaje interior, desde una vida marcada por el pecado hasta su profunda conversión al cristianismo.Con una prosa íntima y reflexiva, aborda temas universales como la búsqueda de la verdad, el sentido de la vida y la relación entre el alma y Dios.Este clásico
... Read more
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The Shadow of Vesuvius

A Life of Pliny

by Daisy Dunn ...

Narrated by Mike Grady ...

Unabridged

8 hours 34 min

When Pliny the Elder perished at Stabiae during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, he left behind an enormous compendium of knowledge, his thirty-seven-volume Natural History, and a teenaged nephew who revered him as a father. Grieving his loss, Pliny the Younger inherited the Elder’s notebooks―filled with pearls of wisdom―and his legacy. At its heart, The Shadow of Vesuvius is a literary ... Read more

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When Pliny the Elder perished at Stabiae during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, he left behind an enormous compendium of knowledge, his thirty-seven-volume Natural History, and a teenaged nephew who revered him as a father. Grieving his loss, Pliny the Younger inherited the Elder’s notebooks―filled with pearls of wisdom―and his legacy. At its heart, The Shadow of Vesuvius is a literary
... Read more

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